What is the Digitization Expo?
Jeanne Clark
The Digitization Expo (DigiExpo) is a "come and go" event that gives attendees a chance to visit with vendors as they would in the regular Exhibit Hall. DigiExpo also features speakers and panels that will be publicized before the event. DigiExpo is designed to be a way for vendors who don't regularly come to Texas to come for a single day and meet with attendees who are specifically interested in digital projects. Other vendors who are exhibiting at conference may be at DigiExpo as well, showcasing specific products or digital services.
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Bag Check
Jeanne Clark
For your convenience, TLA has two bag checks this year! One is in the Market Street Lobby, and the other is in the hall between the Tower View Entrance escalators and Exhibit Hall Café. Please note that all bags remaining at the Tower View Bag Check after the close of the hall each day will be locked up at the UPS Store for pick-up the next day at the Market Street Lobby Bag Check. All items must be picked up before 1:30 pm Saturday.
Market Street Lobby Bag Check/Postal Service
$6 per day, credit card and cash (in/out service available)
Thursday 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Saturday 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Tower View Bag Check
$2 per item, cash only (no in/out service)
Thursday 10:15 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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Why School Librarians Should Attend Conference
Brian Knaack
Below is a note from TLA's Director of Communications, Gloria Meraz, on the role that attending TLA's conference can play in TEKs.
The Texas Library Association offers over 100 programs and events specifically focused on the professional education needs of the school library community. As an approved provider of educator training by the State Board for Educator Certification, TLA sets the standard for statewide library training. As the largest state library association in the country, TLA offers library educators the best of state and national level speakers and experts.
Here is a sample of some of the educational units:
•Get Centered around Science TEKs
•Collection Development budget strategies
•ELA TEKs
•Literacy in Action: Working with Underserved Populations
•Bringing Books to Life for Primary Grade Students
•Assessing 21st Century Skills in Our Schools
•Active Learning in Action
•Mining Government Resources for TEKs and Lesson Plans
This 2010 annual conference will feature programs highlighting the latest in educational technology issues for libraries and learners, information literacy standards, best practices for promoting current Texas curriculum standards, effective tools for librarian-teacher collaboration, implementation of programming for students to help with retention and graduation, digital and real world expertise in information searching, educational uses of dynamic Web environments and tools, student research and privacy ethics, and programs to promote reading—just to name a sampling of the areas addressed in conference.
The TLA conference is an annual venue for Texas Education Agency administrators to present the latest news on library, technology, and related policy issues that affect schools throughout the state. Administrators from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission also present key findings and reports to the library community with regard to the K-12 databases, an essential statewide learning resource available to districts through their school libraries. This information is critical to allow schools to make the most of statewide library programs and to keep current with changes in current resource programs.
As professional educators, we all understand that truly innovative and leading practices stem from a commitment to continued learning, collaboration, and dialogue with other educators in our respective fields. New ideas, practices, and programs must be shared and learned so that each educator and every campus can provide a dynamic and effective learning environment. The TLA conference experience is designed to provide intensive and quality training to library educators. And, given the vast array and quantity of programming, the TLA conference is absolutely the best statewide learning venue for Texas school library professions.
Keynote Speakers - What is Your Input?
Jeanne Clark
What would you like to hear this year’s general session speakers, Scott Simon and Julie Powell, talk about during their keynote speeches?
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Parking
Jeanne Clark
Parking can be an issue at the HBG Convention Center. Use these links for help.
Official San Antonio Convention Facilities Parking Site
Interactive Parking Map Uses Google Maps. Hint: Start at Convention Center Parking and select "nearby"
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"MyTLA" Makes its Debut at Conference
Jeanne Clark
TLA is redesigning its website and creating a professional social networking platform, called MyTLA, for its members! The Beta site will be released at conference, and we’ve set up a hotspot for attendees to visit to view the site and set up their new MyTLA accounts. MyTLA will offer all TLA groups a space for file sharing, discussion boards, and announcements notifications so that their members may more easily participate in group activities and planning. Please look for the MyTLA Hotspot in the Market Street Lobby near the bag check.
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Need a Ride or Roommate?
Jeanne Clark
There is an email list setup for roommates and ridesharing. Go to the conference page (www.txla.org/conference/conf.html) to sign up for the roommates listserv using the form at the bottom of that page. After doing so, just send an email to roommates@txla.org with your housing or ridesharing needs. Whoever is on the list will get it and can respond if they’re looking for something similar.
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Registration for Conference Is Now Live!
Jeanne Clark
Event: "Filtering Chaos: From Information to Knowledge"
TLA Annual Conference 2010
Start Time: Wednesday, April 14 at 8:30 am
End Time: Saturday, April 17 at 1:20 pm
Where: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX
Go to http://www.txla.org/conference/conf.html to view the conference program (which will start arriving via mail within about two weeks), to register (be sure to register online for the lowest rates), and to find other information.
General Session Speakers Announced!
Jeanne Clark
Scott Simon, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition and winner of the Peabody Award, Emmys, and countless other recognitions, is one of the most recognized and respected voices in journalism today. He has covered ground zero in New York and Kabul, reported from snipers’ roosts and theatre stations, and brought us to the realities of sieges, famines, hurricanes, and civil wars. A compelling and delightful narrator, Simon will share his vast and unique experiences covering the news and finding the truth and humanity in the stories that shape history and our own lives. He is the author of Home and Away: A Memoir of a Fan, Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball, and Windy City. His forthcoming book, Baby We Were Meant for Each Other, is scheduled for release in August 2010.
Julie Powell’s mega-popular first novel serves up a unique concoction of literary genres old and new. From biography and autobiography to blogging and journalism, Julie & Julia blends diverse ingredients into a successful and fun look at the world of cooking, the life of culinary master Julia Childs, and marriage and life goals. With a background in journalism, Powell drew on her training to incorporate facts and everyday challenges into a story set against a biographical narrative of two very different women who faced similar challenges and found answers in common areas. Powell is a two-time James Beard Award winner, has been awarded an honorary degree from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, and was the first ever winner of the Overall Lulu Blooker Prize for Books. Powell’s newest work is Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession.
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Dining Suggestions from SA Natives!
Jeanne Clark
Look here for suggestions from San Antonio locals on the BEST places to eat while you are in town. Feel free to make a suggestion or to post comments about your own experiences before, during, and after the convention.
Buen provecho!
